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If your work takes you outdoors and into tough working environments, Garmin had you in mind when they designed the Instinct. It's built to the demanding U.S. military standard 810G, guaranteeing protection from shock, thermal stress, and water pressure. The reinforced polymer case is strong and durable, while the chemically-strengthened display is bright and scratch-resistant. A vented silicone band is comfortable enough for all-day wear.

A tough watch for tough environments

If your work takes you outdoors and into tough working environments, Garmin had you in mind when they designed the Instinct. It's built to the demanding U.S. military standard 810G, guaranteeing protection from shock, thermal stress, and water pressure. The reinforced polymer case is strong and durable, while the chemically-strengthened display is bright and scratch-resistant. A vented silicone band is comfortable enough for all-day wear.

Ready for adventure

When you're not working, Instinct is primed to tackle all your outdoor adventures: running trails, bombing a descent on your mountain bike, or grabbing your pack for a multi-day expedition. And it's ready for the water too, with a 100-meter rating and functions for lap swimming or open water training and racing. Instinct features a full range of tools to track your running, biking, and swimming, plus activity tracking features like step counts.

Trail-ready

When you're on the trail, Instinct 5 drips virtual breadcrumbs along the way, creating a tracklog you can retrace if necessary. You can take advantage of waypoints you've recorded on previous trips, so you'll be sure to find that special campsite the next time around. The watch's memory can store up to 1000 waypoints, so you can record trail junctions, water sources, scenic vistas, campsites — any location you want. Instinct also comes equipped with an altimeter, barometer, and compass, giving you valuable information you may need in the backcountry.

Heart rate monitoring for a training edge

If you really want to improve your performance, the evidence is clear that heart rate monitoring is an essential tool. Instinct employs wrist-based heart rate monitoring, so you're always able to tap into this vital metric. Here's the skinny — your body responds to exercise intensities differently, so you need a blend of both workouts to balance your training, and heart rate monitoring is one of the best ways to keep track.

Smart and connected

Garmin's smart notifications work with your smartphone to let you receive texts, emails, and alerts on Instinct's screen. And this watch automatically uploads your workout to Garmin Connect, where you can share it with your friends through social media or many popular fitness-tracking apps.

Product Highlights:

General Features:

GPS/GLONASS multisport training watch with illuminated display

silicone wrist band; high-strength sapphire glass lens

0.9" x 0.9" (128 x 128 pixel) LCD screen

built-in barometric altimeter and compass

TracBack feature records up to 1000 customizable waypoints and locations and up to 50 routes with 10,000 track points

Garmin Instinct Reviews

Garmin Instinct

Very happy with the Garmin Instinct. Rugged watch/fitness tracker. It took a while to learn all of the functions but that's to be expected of an old guy! I would highly recommend the Garmin Instinct especially for those who grew up using the old Casio style watches.

Pros:Rugged, Versatile, Very Functional

Cons:None at this point

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Garmin Instinct

I had previously had nothing but fit it's prior to this. Went through three in two years decided it was time to get something tougher. So far love this watch, reminds me of my G-shocks from my Army days. Battery is phenomenal on this watch still need to figure a few options out but love this watch overall

Pros:Battery life
Rugged construction

Cons:Instruction manual

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Garmin Instinct

Moving away from the mainstream of "i-watches" and watches that tell you when your dog needs to pee, Garmin Instinct is a fresh reminder that simplicity many times works the best. A truly compelling sports watch that lets you keep track of your fitness routine with basic but relevant data.
The watch allows you to configure it as simple or as complex as required with a few changes in settings in the watch itself. The GPS electronics are fast and accurate allowing you to incorporate geo coordinate information into the regular physical activities. Heart monitoring is basic but sufficient to allow tracking of health conditions during activities. Sensational battery life providing almost a week of regular use on a single charge.
Excellent engineering, rugged construction in an impressive lightweight case. The interchangeable straps help keep the fresh look of the watch for many years.

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Features

Overview: The Garmin Instinct rugged GPS watch is built to
withstand tough environments. Constructed to U.S. military standards, Instinct
can keep up with your active lifestyle. It has a 3-axis compass, barometric
altimeter, and multiple global navigation satellite systems. Instinct also has
the Garmin Elevate wrist-based heart rate monitor to help you analyze your
workouts and fitness levels. Instinct comes in three color styles: Graphite,
Tundra, and
Flame Red.

Physical Attributes: Instinct features a rugged 45mm
diameter, fiber-reinforced polymer bezel and outer case, and a scratch-resistant,
chemically-strengthened glass lens. The 0.9" x 0.9" monochrome display has a
resolution of 128 x 128 pixels, and is easily readable in bright sunlight. The QuickFit 22 silicone watch bands
are interchangeable without requiring a special tool. Additional bands, in
multiple colors and materials, are available directly from Garmin.

Dimensions:

Watch: Width 1.85", Height 1.923", Depth 0.631"

Band: Width 0.862" (22mm), Length 10.125"

Weight: 1.83 ounces

Durability: Instinct is a rugged, reliable outdoor GPS watch
that meets the U.S. military standard 810G for thermal, shock, and water
resistance. It's 10 ATM water rating means it can withstand depths of up to 100
meters.

GPS: Instinct utilizes three global satellite networks to
give you the most accurate location data, and faster position acquisition, even
in the most challenging environments. It relies on GPS (Global Positioning
System), as well as help from the GLONASS (Russia), or Galileo (Europe) global
satellite navigation systems. In the menu, you can choose GPS alone, GPS +
GLONASS, or GPS + Galileo. Using GPS and another satellite system together
reduces battery life faster than using GPS alone. In addition, Instinct has a
3-axis compass and barometric altimeter. The device keeps track of the route you
take, and the TracBack feature takes you back to your starting location along
the same route.

Activities: The watch can be used for athletic and fitness
activities, both indoor and outdoor. Profiles are available to help plan and
maximize your workout or activity by providing time, distance, laps, steps,
courses, calories burned, and other metrics along the way. Outdoor recreation
profiles include: running (road and trail), hiking, climbing, mountain biking,
road biking, skiing, snowboarding, XC skiing, stand-up paddleboarding, rowing,
kayaking, swimming (open water and pool), and tactical. Indoor activities
include swimming, indoor biking, treadmill running, and indoor track running.
Instinct can also monitor your sleep, including total sleep time, periods of
restful sleep, and periods of movement.

Elevate Heart Rate Monitor: Instinct is equipped with the Elevate
wrist-based heart rate monitor, which monitors your heart rate, even if you are
not wearing a chest strap. You can view your heart rate on the screen any time
you are wearing the device. If you are wearing a separate chest heart rate
strap, the unit chooses the chest heart rate data. Instinct can broadcast your
heart rate data to other paired Garmin devices, such as an Edge bike computer,
or VIRB action camera.

Smart Features: Instinct provides many smart features that
can be used every day. With built-in Bluetooth, your device can easily be paired
to your iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone or tablet, using the Garmin Connect
mobile application. While paired to your smartphone, you can receive
notifications of phone calls and messages on the device. Instinct can access
your calendar, receive weather data, and control the music on your smartphone.
If you misplace your phone, you can use Instinct to locate it if it's currently
in range. Likewise, if you have lost your Instinct device, you can locate it
using your smartphone.

Rechargeable Battery: Instinct is powered by a built-in
Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery, which will give you up to 16 hours of battery
life in normal GPS mode with wrist-based heart rate, or up to 40 hours in the UltraTrac GPS mode with a one-minute
polling interval (w/o HR). When not training, you can use the device as a digital
watch for up to 14 days on a single charge. A 21" data
cable/charging cradle is provided for charging the battery and uploading your
training data.

ANT+ Sensors: The device can be used with wireless 2.4
GHz ANT+ add-on sensors, such as an optional chest-based heart rate monitor,
speed/cadence sensor, or foot pod. Instinct cannot record wrist heart rate data
while swimming, so you will need to use a chest strap monitor, such as Garmin's
HRM-SWIM.

Watch Functions: When you're not working out, Instinct can
be used as a basic watch, displaying the time and date, along with an alarm and
stopwatch. The time is automatically set by the GPS receiver (or manually, if desired), and
can be displayed in 12-hour or 24-hour format. The device can also provide local
sunrise and sunset times.

VIRB Remote: If you have a Garmin
VIRB action camera, the device can be used as a remote
control. The camera commands for stopping and starting recordings and taking
still photos are sent wirelessly via ANT+.

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